Total Crime Rate

21.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 21.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Buxton Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Meads , and the 39th lowest crime rate of 328 local areas in Eastbourne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Buxton Road (BN20 7LB) in the last 12 months was 21.5 per 1,000 residents and was 90.6% lower than the Meads average (227.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buxton Road (BN20 7LB), the main crime hotspot is near Jephson Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Buxton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Derwent Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Jephson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chesterfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Meads Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jephson Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Jephson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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